Clacking insert for shoes



' W. J. HANEY CLACKING INSERT FOR SHOES Filed May 26. 1926 zdcfzyazqggPatented May 1, 1923.

i l tseasos UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM JOHN HANEY, OF NORTH VERNON, INDIANA.

This

OLACKING INSERT FOR SHOES.

Application filed May 26*,

invention relates to a claclcinp; de-

This

invention also consists in certain claims.

In describing my invention in detail, retwill be had to theaccompanyingdrawings wherein like characters denote 20 like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1isa view'ot av shoe with its heel broken away to show the device in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Figure- 1.

In these views, 1 indicates a casing, the under part 2 of which is madein the shape of a heel with its sides extended to form the flanges endop to the 3. The casing is termed with one en and this end is curved tocontorm curved cnd oi the under part. A

large central opening t, with beveled edges, is formed in the bottom ofthe casing and smaller openings 5 are made in the under part around theedges thereof to receive nails for fastening the device in a hole in theheel.

The top of the casing is also provided 1926. Serial No. 111,840.

with a hole 6 adjacent its open end which registers with one of theholes 5 so that a nail 7 can be passed through the two holes to hold oneor more plates 8 in the casing. Figures 1 and 2 show a single plate inthe casing, while Figure 4 shows two plates ready to be placed in thecasing. After the plate or plates, is put in place, the nail is passedthrough the two holes and bent over, as shown in. F igure 1. This willhold the plates in position. A hole is then cut in the heel, withcountersunk portion tor the flanges 3 and the device placed therein,with its lower face flush with the surface Of the. heel. The device isfastened in the hole by nails 9 or the like and it will be seen thatwhen the wearer of the shoes provided with the invention dances, themovement of the plate 8 in the casing will make a clacking sound.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes tall with in the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1. An attachment for a dancing shoe comprising a holloweasing secured in the heel flush with its base, and provided with anopening at the base, and a tr ely movable resonant plate nesting; overthe opening. 7

2. In a dancing shoe, a hollow casing buried flush in the heel, andopening, in the base of the hollow casing of less area than the casingbottom,a movable plate resting: on the e( ges of said opening and ananxih iary opening at the rear of the casing.

WILLIAM JOHN HANK?

